Show EASTERN LINES START CAMPAIGN TO TO CAPTURE WESTERN TOURIST TRAFFIC BOER GENERAL EVADES BRITISH TROOPS AN ANI- ANI ESCAPES KITCHENER'S KITCHENE S 'S NET DRAGNET I. I March 2 ln Incomplete re reports reports re- re ports of the result o of ot the combined movement of columns against Gen have e enable able Lord I Kitchener Kitchener Kitch Kitch- itch itch- ener to announce the capture of more than a hundred prisoners ers three fi fifteen fifteen- teen teen- pound poun guns two p pompoms and nd quantities quan quan- quanI I titles titie of stock wag wagons s etc etc Gen GenDe GenDe- larey appears to have successfully I De evaded L Lord d Kitchener's cordon at the offset Ir In a oa despatch dated date from Pretoria at I noon yesterday Lor Lord Kitchener sa says s 's At At dusk on the evening of March 1 the combined movement against i I i I was undertaken by columns of mounted men without guns or Impedimenta impedimenta impedimenta I menta of any sort The columns started start- start Ed from Commando Drift on the tha Vaal river and traveled rapidly all night and at dawn March occupied po- po along the line from Comm Commando Drift to the blockhouse J line The troops moved rapidly eastward keeping a continuous line with the ob object object ob- ob of driving the enemy against the ob-I ob blockhouse or forcing an action The result has h-as not yet yot been fully reported rich's richs column after the commence com- com mence ent Of the action captured fi een two pompoms nine and a It hundred mules carts and Gen K hener's column captured nine eighty-nine I forty-five forty carts and wagons nd a thousand cattle There are a a- fe few more prisoners on the blockhouse line The he troops covered eighty miles In four wenty-four hours Rochfort's and s columns columns' have not yet reported heir results Lord Kitchener in a later a-later later message says All the rc reports orts are n nw jn- jn w ji The total number of prisoners 1 Il Will ViII Attempt to Stem the Tide of Travel Toward This Section Salt Lake Railroad Mi Mn l n Say the West Holds the Winning Winning Win Win- ning Cards i Ai A campaign was started by bYE Eastern st sl 1 railroads in New York today top tc vent lent the inroads of the Western es on the great tourist traffic during the coming summer i The success of agents of ot the W Wern West West West-i ern era railroads in invading the East last ig year ear and inducing thousands of to go to Colorado Utah and California has aroused the officials of ot the he ll east of the and they will they-will will makes make a determined fight for this st ness nes I Committee CommittEe Now in Session I Members 1 of the joint passenger com in charge of the passenger r b ness nes nes of the Eastern roads are now in the in New York struggling ng with of Western tourist tra travel A vices lom om Kew New York lork toda ar are to the effect Ot the committee will make make mako strenuous e fitts to exploit the E Eastern East East- t- t ern resorts ts Action may be taken that will bring bring jj V on a rate war i tween tween Eastern and J Western roads t thIh this is not re regarded re- re as probable to the fact that extremely low rats raus for westbound travel have already for this summer Local Railroaders n Local railroad men are unanimous in expressing the opinion that no no on th the part of Eastern roads a aa l d di vert tourist travel from the They eY are confident that the present year year x bring more visitors to Salt Lake Laka and and- and other Western points of interest than than- ever er be before ore r Here are the statements of the We Western West West- tern t- t em ern representatives who are conversant 1 with the situation D. D S. S d SPENCER Assistant General Passenger Agent Oregon Short TApe Ill I'll Ill I'll be glad to see Eastern roads roads ti take up the fight The West C could Uld II not have a better advertisement and we ought to appreciate it it I It do is true that we made heavy inroad on t their heir business last 1st year and h his st year we will double the travel to the West No Cause for Anxiety 1 W. W H. H General Agent II- II nois Central San Francisco Francisco Noth Nothing Noth- Noth ing that the Eastern roads an aan n dp dR need cause us any anxiety Peo Peo- eo- eo I IA A. A Pie Mall continue to come come West he be cause causel f Is r i t lo S 'S s e. e West is s just jus b beginning to to b be r r re j and appreciated and o tourist business will continue to t increase 0 A C. C A. A TRIPP Commercial Freight andt Passenger Agent Missouri l Pacific Pacific- The The West Vest has too many attractions I IThe to be worried over losing any of its tourist travel The Eastern resorts are an old story to sightseers sightseers sightseers sight sight- seers and people have become weary of them The business W West st win Will continue to grow despite any action of the Eastern roads ji Tide Toward the West DONALD ROSE Commercial Agent g nt Illinois Central The Central The tide of ot travel is toward the West today and It i fl cannot be stemmed J I C. C A. A WALKER General Agent ChI cago Northwestern The Northwestern The Southern Southern South South- em ern roads have tried to exploit their resorts and we can expect that the Eastern roads will feel that they must do all in their power power to to hold their business But the W Western West West- stern st- st ern rates have been placed so low law I and there are so many great conven conventions con con- ven lons and meetings to be held In OJ the West this year that we have f 1 nothing to fear lt J. J L. L OGLESBY Commercial Aj Ag nb I Rock Island They Island They might just Justas as well hang up their fiddle We Ve have hae too much to offer tourists to ever ever Ver fear that Western business will s suffer The people of the East are are h interested in our great treat resources es and our magnificent sc scenery nery Sad and nd they are bound to come tome You cant can't keep them away |